The Exorcism of Emily Rose was released in 2005; this was long after the 1970s heyday of the poltergeist girl subgenre, but the film nonetheless has its roots in that era. It was based on a real-life incident that occurred in 1976 – one far more horrific than the 1949 case that inspired The Exorcist.
Look! Up in the Sky! Superman Smashes the Klan!
Superman Smashes the Klan: Part One Kyle Baker (variant cover artist), Janice Chiang (letterer), Gurihiru (interior and main cover artists), Gene Luen Yang (writer) DC Comics October 16th, 2019 Set in 1946, Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru, and Janice Chiang’s Superman Smashes the Klan is a loose adaptation of the sixteen-episode “Clan of the Fiery Cross”…
Money Shot #1: To Boldly Go Where No One Has Come Before
Money Shot #1 Sarah Beattie (co-scripter), Crank! (letterer), Rebekah Isaacs (artist), Kurt Michael Russell (colourist), Tim Seeley (writer) Vault Comics October 23, 2019 Disclaimer: I am a Mass Effect fan, so the concept of sex with aliens is, uh, on my bucket list thanks to Garrus Vakarian, Liara T’Soni, and a couple issues of Fornax.
Vampirella/Red Sonja #2: Almost, Not Quite
Vampirella/Red Sonja #2 Jordie Bellaire (Writing); Becca Carey (Letters); Tula Lotay, David Mack, Drew Moss, Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire, Babs Tarr, Julian Totino Tedesco (Covers); Drew Moss (Art); Rebecca Nalty (Colors) Dynamite Comics October 2, 2019 Vampirella/Red Sonja #2 picks up right where the previous issue left off: with Vampirella confronting the “yeti” who’s…
Insta Made Me Read It: Scorching Romance and Let’s Play
Insta Made Me Read It is a twice-monthly column covering the webtoons advertised by LINE Webtoon on their Instagram account and on their app. The focus is on what’s both popular and encouraged to be popular by the publisher-platform itself. This time, I’ve been reading Scorching Romance and Let’s Play. Both are romance-themed comics with…
’70s Horror at its Grooviest in Misty: The Jordi Badia Romero Collection
Misty: The Jordi Badia Romero Collection Jordi Badia Romero (art) Rebellion October 2019 Just in time for Halloween comes this spooky new addition to Rebellion’s line of books reprinting classic British comics. Misty: The Jordi Badia Romero Collection is an inviting hardback tome that dips into the Misty archives and pulls out a shimmering set…
Pubwatch: Aftershock Comics October 2019
Welcome back to the Aftershock Comics Pubwatch! This month we’ve rounded up news from New York Comic Con, Baltimore Comic Con, and more, as well as reviews for some of the books starting and finishing this month!
Good Sexual Citizenship Review: Great Ammo for the #MeToo Movement
Good Sexual Citizenship: How to Create a Sexually Safer World Ellen Friedrichs (Writer) Cleis Press September 24, 2019 We’re living in a #MeToo world where more people from marginalised communities are able to share their stories of sexual harassment and assault. Unfortunately, very few of the men accused of the crimes they have perpetrated will…
Costumers with a Cause is Cosplay at its Kindest
Near the Cosplay stage at New York Comic Con earlier this month, there was tucked a small table, with a few raffle items on it and containers full of cash. A couple of superheroes relaxed behind the table, as one might expect. Their banner read: Costumers with a Cause, and they were there raising money…
X-Men #1: Are We Not Mutants?
X-Men #1 Gerry Alanguilan (inker), VC’s Clayton Cowles (letterer), Sunny Gho (colorist), Jonathan Hickman (writer), Tom Muller (design), Leinil Francis Yu (artist) Marvel Comics October 16, 2019 Where so many superhero comics have nodded off into a complacent, lethargic sleep, X-Men #1 blasts into the room, wide awake.
Previously on Comics: RAAAAAAAAGE
For many of us, Monday morning means back to the drudgery of office working life and that general malaise of adulthood the Sanrio and Netflix series Aggretsuko reflects so well. Well, good news! All that rage we keep pent up due to bad bosses, bad dating experiences, overbearing family or friends, etc, etc, will soon be…
Con Diary: EXPCon 2019
EXPCon is a smaller convention located in Florida that has an interesting history. It was started in 2008, and ran for 4 years until 2011 before the convention went on hiatus. The convention made a comeback in 2017 by bringing all four voice actors for the game Final Fantasy XV all together for the first…
